Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2 Sparks 24-Hour Shows, Breaks 30-Year DDLJ Record

Ranveer Singh’s latest spy thriller, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, is making waves even before its official release, breaking box office records and altering cinema traditions. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film has generated extraordinary buzz, with theatres launching 24-hour screenings to meet unprecedented audience demand.

This surge in popularity has disrupted a 30-year-old Mumbai cinema custom. The iconic Maratha Mandir theatre, which has screened Shah Rukh Khan’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge daily at 11:30 AM for decades, adjusted timings to accommodate Dhurandhar 2’s lengthy runtime of nearly four hours by moving DDLJ’s show to 10:00 AM. Such a change highlights the extraordinary anticipation for Ranveer Singh’s return as undercover agent Jaskirat Singh Rangi.

Advance bookings reflect this excitement. Dhurandhar 2 has sold over 1.5 million tickets nationwide for its opening weekend, with multiplex chains like PVR INOX recording their highest-ever premiere day advance sales for a Bollywood film. Cities including Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad are witnessing packed premium and late-night shows. The film’s paid previews ahead of the March 19 release have also contributed significantly to its strong pre-release earnings, which have crossed ₹60 crore domestically and ₹100 crore worldwide.

Starring alongside Ranveer Singh are notable actors such as Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi, under Aditya Dhar’s direction. The phenomenal pre-release response positions Dhurandhar 2 to challenge historic records like Baahubali 2’s advance ticket sales.

As the film gears up for its theatrical launch, fans and industry watchers eagerly await how this blockbuster will perform through its opening weekend and beyond, potentially setting new benchmarks in Hindi cinema.